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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
5%% Modified by:
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
8795498c 9%% License: wxWindows license
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{Library}
45
46\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
47
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48\wxheading{Window styles}
49
50The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 51window class or on all platforms.
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52
53\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
54\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
78cd9c69 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_DEFAULT}}{The window class will decide the kind of border to show, if any.}
5a617be8 56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SIMPLE}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxSIMPLE\_BORDER is the old name
27d029c7 57for this style. }
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58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SUNKEN}}{Displays a sunken border. wxSUNKEN\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
59\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_RAISED}}{Displays a raised border. wxRAISED\_BORDER is the old name for this style. }
60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_STATIC}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. wxSTATIC\_BORDER is the old name for this style. Windows only. }
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61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_THEME}}{Displays a native border suitable for a control, on the current platform. On Windows XP or Vista, this will be a themed border; on most other platforms
62a sunken border will be used. For more information for themed borders on Windows, please see \helpref{Themed borders on Windows}{wxmswthemedborders}.}
5a617be8 63\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_NONE}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window. wxNO\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
78cd9c69 64\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_DOUBLE}}{This style is obsolete and should not be used.}
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65\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
66events. Windows only.}
a660d684 67\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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68\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
69the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
70keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
71and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
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72use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like
73to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should call
74\helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} in response to the key events for
75Tab and Shift-Tab.}
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76\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
77the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
78and no longer has an effect.}
dc99a350 79\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical
420455b5 80scrollbar. Notice that this style cannot be used with native controls
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81which don't support scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.}
82\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal
83scrollbar. The same limitations as for wxVSCROLL apply to this style.}
3c9676ea 84\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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85disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
86size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
4ff4d045 87This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
a647d42a 88nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 89\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 90repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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91\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
92a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
93just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
94behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
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95problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
96Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
97done on other platforms.}
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98\end{twocollist}
99
100See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
101
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102\wxheading{Extra window styles}
103
104The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
105
106\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
107\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
108\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
109only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
110descend into all subwindows.}
111\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
112parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
113given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
114the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
115flag on by default.}
116\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
117be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
118dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
119parent is destroyed before the child.}
120\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
121if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
122\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
123even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
124\end{twocollist}
125
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126\wxheading{See also}
127
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128\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
129\helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
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130
131\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
132
a1037371 133
f6bcfd97 134\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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135
136\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
137
138Default constructor.
139
eaaa6a06 140\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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141 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
142 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 143 \param{long }{style = 0},
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144 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
145
146Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
147
148\wxheading{Parameters}
149
150\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
151
5e06d749 152\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
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60fef964 154\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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155should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
156an actual position.}
157
60fef964 158\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
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159should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
160window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
161correctly sized. }
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163\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
164
165\docparam{name}{Window name.}
166
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6d06e061 168\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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169
170\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
171
5bd623e1 172Destructor. Deletes all sub-windows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
a660d684 173the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 174use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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175can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
176
177\wxheading{See also}
178
179\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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180\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
181\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
182
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184\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocus}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocus}
185
186\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocus}{\void}
187
188This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
189indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like e.g.
190\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}) and so doesn't need focus.
191
192\wxheading{See also}
193
194\helpref{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
195
196
197\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
198
199\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{\void}
200
201This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
202indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
203clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
204when using the keyboard.
205
206
6d06e061 207\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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209\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
210
211Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
212functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
213
fc2171bd 214Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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215called by the user code.
216
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217\wxheading{Parameters}
218
219\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
220
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222\membersection{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}\label{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
223
224\func{void}{AlwaysShowScrollbars}{\param{bool}{ hflag}, \param{bool}{ vflag}}
225
226Call this function to force one or both scrollbars to be always shown, even if
227the window is big enough to show its entire contents without scrolling.
228
229\newsince{2.9.0}
230
231\wxheading{Parameters}
232
233\docparam{hflag}{Whether the horizontal scroll bar should always be visible.}
234
235\docparam{vflag}{Whether the vertical scroll bar should always be visible.}
236
237\wxheading{Remarks}
238
239This function is currently only implemented under Mac/Carbon.
240
241
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242\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
243
244\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
245
246Sets the cached best size value.
247
248
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249\membersection{wxWindow::CanSetTransparent}\label{wxwindowcansettransparent}
250
251\func{bool}{CanSetTransparent}{\void}
252
253Returns \true if the system supports transparent windows and calling
254\helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} may succeed. If this function
255returns \false, transparent windows are definitely not supported by the current
256system.
257
258
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259\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
260
261\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
262
263Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
264release the capture.
265
fc2171bd 266Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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267and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
268captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
269window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
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270as you capture it, unless the window receives
271the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
272
273Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
274{\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
275and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
276not recapture mouse.
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278\wxheading{See also}
279
280\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
63e819f2 281\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a660d684 282
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284\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
285
eaaa6a06 286\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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288A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
289
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292
293\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
294
295A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
296
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298\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
299
7eb4e9cc 300\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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302Centres the window.
303
304\wxheading{Parameters}
305
306\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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307or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
308if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
309parent window.}
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311The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
312(it has no effect).
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314\wxheading{Remarks}
315
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316If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
317centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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318
319\wxheading{See also}
320
321\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
322
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324\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
325
7eb4e9cc 326\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 328Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 329\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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331\wxheading{Parameters}
332
333\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
334or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
335
336\wxheading{Remarks}
337
338This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
339parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 340window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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341\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
342
343\wxheading{See also}
344
95883d6c 345\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxtoplevelwindowcenteronscreen}
7631a292 346
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5da0803c 348\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 350\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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352Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
353cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 356\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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358\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
359
2edb0bde 360\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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361modifying its parameters.}
362
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363\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
364
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365Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
366
367\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
368a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
369
370\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
371a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
372
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373\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
374
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376implements the following methods:\par
377\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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378\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
379\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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381}
382
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383\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToWindowSize}\label{wxwindowclienttowindowsize}
384
385\func{virtual wxSize}{ClientToWindowSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
386
387Converts client area size \arg{size} to corresponding window size. In other
388words, the returned value is what would \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize}
389return if this window had client area of given size.
390Components with $wxDefaultCoord$ value are left unchanged.
391
392Note that the conversion is not always exact, it assumes that non-client area
393doesn't change and so doesn't take into account things like menu bar
394(un)wrapping or (dis)appearance of the scrollbars.
395
396\wxheading{See also}
397
398\helpref{wxWindow::WindowToClientSize}{wxwindowwindowtoclientsize}
399
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401\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
402
cc81d32f 403\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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405This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
406handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
407however.
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409\wxheading{Parameters}
410
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411\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
412of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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414\wxheading{Remarks}
415
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416Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
417an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
418Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
419classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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421The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 422using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 423should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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425{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
426destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
427may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
428implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
429dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
430the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 432To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 433\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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436
437\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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438\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
439\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
440
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442\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
443
444\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
445
446\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
447
448Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
449
450For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
451and then divided by 4.
452
453For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
454and then divided by 8.
455
456\wxheading{Remarks}
457
458Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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460You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
461
462{\small
463\begin{verbatim}
464#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
465\end{verbatim}
466}
467
468\wxheading{See also}
469
470\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
471
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473implements the following methods:\par
474\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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475\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
476\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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477\end{twocollist}}
478
479Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
480\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 481\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 482units to pixels}
c9110876 483\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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484units to pixels}
485\end{twocollist}}
486}
487
488
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490\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
491
492\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
493
494\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
495
496Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
497
498For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
499character width.
500
2edb0bde 501For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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502character height.
503
504\wxheading{Remarks}
505
506Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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508\wxheading{See also}
509
510\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
511
dbd94b75 512\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 513\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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514\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
515\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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517}
518
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520\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
521
522\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
523
524Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
525different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 526are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 527to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 528have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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530
531\wxheading{Return value}
532
cc81d32f 533{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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535
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6d06e061 537\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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539\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
540
541Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
542
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545
c222be41 546\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 548Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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551
cc81d32f 552Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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554
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557
558\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
559
560Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
561the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
562same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
563
564
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566
567\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
568
569Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 570This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 571in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 572act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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574
575\begin{verbatim}
576// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
577void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
578{
579 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
580 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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583 {
584 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
585 SetTitle(event.GetText());
586 }
587}
588\end{verbatim}
589
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593
8a293590 594\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 596Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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598\wxheading{Parameters}
599
cc81d32f 600\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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602
603\wxheading{Remarks}
604
605Windows only.
606
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609
cc81d32f 610\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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613disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
614when the parent is.
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616\wxheading{Parameters}
617
cc81d32f 618\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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621
cc81d32f 622Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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624
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626
6ba68e88 627\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
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629\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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633
634\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
635
636Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
637
638\wxheading{Remarks}
639
640Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
641
642\wxheading{See also}
643
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645\helpref{wxWindow::HasFocus}{wxwindowhasfocus}
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650
6b73af79 651\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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653Find a child of this window, by identifier.
654
6b73af79 655\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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657Find a child of this window, by name.
658
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660implements the following methods:\par
661\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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663\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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665}
666
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f89a1397 668\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
146ba0fe 669
f89a1397 670\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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672Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
673
674If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
675frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
676The search is recursive in both cases.
677
678\wxheading{See also}
679
f89a1397 680\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 681
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d9f42a9e 683\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
146ba0fe 684
d9f42a9e 685\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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688or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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690The search is recursive in both cases.
691
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693
f89a1397 694\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 695
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d9f42a9e 697\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 699\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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702If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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704The search is recursive in both cases.
705
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707\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
708
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710
f89a1397 711\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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715
716\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
717
f68586e5 718Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
fab86f26 719anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
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721subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
722margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
723
724\begin{verbatim}
725 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
726\end{verbatim}
727
728instead of calling Fit.
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732
733\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
734
735Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
736of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
737sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
738an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
739subwindows.
740
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743
744\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
745
746Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
747on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
a1037371 748be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
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750it exactly as many times as you froze it.
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752This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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754a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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757
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759
760\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
761
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764
765\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
766
767Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
768
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771
dbd94b75 772\func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
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774Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
775
776See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
777
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780
781\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
782
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784instead.
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788
789\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
790
791Returns the background colour of the window.
792
793\wxheading{See also}
794
795\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
796\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 797\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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801\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
802
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804\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
805\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM}{Use the default background, as determined by
806the system or the current theme.}
807\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR}{Use a solid colour for the background, this
808style is set automatically if you call
809\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} so you only need to
810set it explicitly if you had changed the background style to something else
811before.}
812\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM}{Don't draw the background at all, it's
813supposed that it is drawn by the user-defined erase background event handler.
814This style should be used to avoid flicker when the background is entirely
815custom-drawn.}
816\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_TRANSPARET}{The background is (partially) transparent,
817this style is automatically set if you call
818\helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} which is used to set the
819transparency level.}
820\end{twocollist}
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822\wxheading{See also}
823
824\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
825\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
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827\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
828
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170acdc9 830\membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
9f884528 831
170acdc9 832\constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
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835result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
5bd623e1 836ammount of space to allocate for the widget.
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838\wxheading{See also}
839
840\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
170acdc9 841\helpref{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
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7f071e73 844\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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c66c3af1 846\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
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848This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
849example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 850control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 851\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 852same as the size the window would have had after calling
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854
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857
858\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
859
860Returns the currently captured window.
861
862\wxheading{See also}
863
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865\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
866\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 867\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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869
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872
873\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
874
875Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
876
877
6d06e061 878\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
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880\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
881
882Returns the character height for this window.
883
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6d06e061 885\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
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887\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
888
889Returns the average character width for this window.
890
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6d06e061 892\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 894\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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897
898Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
899is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
900\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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905\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
906
907Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
908useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
909standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
910colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
911system, especially if it uses themes.
912
913The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
914ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 915returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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917
918This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 919for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 920return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 921from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
1b69c815 922
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925if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
926especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
927the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
928
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930
931\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
932
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935
c66c3af1 936\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 937
c9f00eeb 938\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 939a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 941\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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944area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
945scrollbars, etc.
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948return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
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951
952\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
953
954\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
955
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957implements the following methods:\par
958\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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960\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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962}
963
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965
d2c2afc9 966\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 967\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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972
973\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
974
975Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
976
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979
980\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
981
982Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
983{\tt NULL}.
984
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987
988\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
989
990Return the cursor associated with this window.
991
992\wxheading{See also}
993
994\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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999\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
1000
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1003
1004One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
1005the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
1006virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
1007
1008The other one is that in the future this function could return different
1009results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
1010than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
1011in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
1012function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
1013version can be used without having to create an object first.
1014
1015
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1017
1018\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
1019
1020Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
1021
1022\wxheading{See also}
1023
c9f00eeb 1024\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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1029
1030\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
1031
1032Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
1033own event handler.
1034
1035\wxheading{See also}
1036
1037\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1038\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1039\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1040\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1041\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1042
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1045
1046\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
1047
1048Returns the extra style bits for the window.
1049
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1052
733399fa 1053\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
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1057\wxheading{See also}
1058
1059\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
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1063
1064\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1065
1066Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1067
1068\wxheading{Remarks}
1069
1070The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1071to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1072be used at all.
1073
1074\wxheading{See also}
1075
1076\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1077\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1078\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1079
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1083\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1084
1085Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1086
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1090\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1091
1092Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1093handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1096
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1098
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1100\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpTextAtPoint}\label{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}
1101
1102\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1103
1104Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1105method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1106the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1107
1108\wxheading{Parameters}
1109
1110\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1111
d57725b5 1112\docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
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1114\newsince{2.7.0}
1115
1116
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1118
1119\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1120
1121Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1122
1123Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1124and not in the window object itself.
1125
1126\wxheading{See also}
1127
dc6588e7 1128\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
4e28924c 1129
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1131\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1132
1133\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1134
1135Returns the identifier of the window.
1136
1137\wxheading{Remarks}
1138
6453876e 1139Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1140(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1143
b2cf617c 1144\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1145\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
a660d684 1146
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6d06e061 1148\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
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1150\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1151
1152Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1153identification purposes.
1154
1155\wxheading{Remarks}
1156
1157The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1158For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1159the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1160tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1161by name.
1162
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1163\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1164
1165\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1166
1167Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
a3dae7b7 1168that this is the maximum possible size.
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1170\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1171
a3dae7b7 1172\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
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1174Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
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1176by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1177calculation on demand.
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1180
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1183Returns the window's name.
1184
1185\wxheading{Remarks}
1186
1187This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1188name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1189
1190\wxheading{See also}
1191
1192\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1193
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1196
1197\constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetNextSibling}{\void}
1198
1199Returns the next window after this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1200this window is the last child.
1201
1202\newsince{2.8.8}
1203
1204\wxheading{See also}
1205
1206\helpref{GetPrevSibling}{wxwindowgetprevsibling}
1207
1208
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1211\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1212
1213Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1214
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1217
1218\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos}}
1219
1220\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1221
1222This function shows a popup menu at the given position in this window and
1223returns the selected id. It can be more convenient than the general purpose
1224\helpref{PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu} function for simple menus proposing a
1225choice in a list of strings to the user.
1226
1227\wxheading{Parameters}
1228
1229\docparam{menu}{The menu to show}
1230
1231\docparam{pos}{The position at which to show the menu in client coordinates}
1232
1233\docparam{x}{The horizontal position of the menu}
1234
1235\docparam{y}{The vertical position of the menu}
1236
1237\wxheading{Return value}
1238
1239The selected menu item id or \texttt{wxID\_NONE} if none selected or an error
1240occurred.
1241
1242
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1244
1245\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1246
1247\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1248
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1250for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1251windows.
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1253\wxheading{Parameters}
1254
3c81c9aa 1255\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
15770d1a 1256
3c81c9aa 1257\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1259\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1260implements the following methods:\par
1261\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1262\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1263\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1264\end{twocollist}}
1265}
1266
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1268method:\par
1269\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1270\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1271\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1272 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1273\end{twocollist}
1274}}
1275
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1278
1279\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1280
1281
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1282\membersection{wxWindow::GetPrevSibling}\label{wxwindowgetprevsibling}
1283
1284\constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetPrevSibling}{\void}
1285
1286Returns the previous window before this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1287this window is the first child.
1288
1289\newsince{2.8.8}
1290
1291\wxheading{See also}
1292
1293\helpref{GetNextSibling}{wxwindowgetnextsibling}
1294
1295
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1297
1298\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1299
fab86f26 1300Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
a974387a 1301
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1303
1304\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1305
1306
1307\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1308
1309\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1310
1311\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1312
1313Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1314child window or a top level one.
1315
1316\wxheading{Parameters}
1317
1318\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1319
1320\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1321
1322\wxheading{See also}
1323
1324\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1325
1326
1327\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1328
1329\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1330
fab86f26 1331Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
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1332\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1333
1334\wxheading{See also}
1335
1336\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1337
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1340
eaaa6a06 1341\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1343Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1344
1345\wxheading{See also}
1346
1347See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1348
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1351
eaaa6a06 1352\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1354Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1355
1356\wxheading{See also}
1357
1358\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1359
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1362
1363\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1364
1365Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1366
1367\wxheading{See also}
1368
1369\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1370
1371
a974387a 1372\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
a660d684 1373
c66c3af1 1374\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 1375
c66c3af1 1376\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1379scrollbars, etc.
1380
1381Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1382returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
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1384\wxheading{Parameters}
1385
1386\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1387
1388\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1389
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1391implements the following methods:\par
1392\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1394\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1396}
1397
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1399method:\par
1400\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1401\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1402\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1403 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1404\end{twocollist}
1405}}
1406
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1408
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1409\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1410\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1413\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1414
772c017b 1415\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1416
be90c029 1417Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1418\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1422
6b062263 1423\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
a660d684 1424 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1425 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
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1428
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1430window with the currently selected font.
1431
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1433\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1434
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1436
1437\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1438
6b062263 1439\docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
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6b062263 1441\docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
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1443\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1444
1445\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1446
1447\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1448
cc81d32f 1449\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1452implements the following methods:\par
1453\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1455\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1457\end{twocollist}}
1458}
1459
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1461 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1462 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1465\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1466
1467\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1468
1469Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1470
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1472\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1473
1474\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1475
1476Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1477only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1479\wxheading{See also}
1480
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1481\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1482\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
76c5df24 1483
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1485\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1486
1487\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1488
1489Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1490
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1493
1494\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1495
1496\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1497
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1499returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1500\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1501that size.
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1503\wxheading{Parameters}
1504
1505\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1506
1507\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1508
1509\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1510\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1511
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1513\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1514
1515\constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1516
1517Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1518and y components of the result respectively.
1519
1520
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1523\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1524
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1526method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1530
488e1507 1531\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
416101be 1532
43e8916f 1533Returns the value previously passed to
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1535
1536
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1538
1539\func{bool}{HandleAsNavigationKey}{\param{const wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1540
1541This function will generate the appropriate call to
1542\helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} if the key event is one normally used for
1543keyboard navigation and return \true in this case.
1544
1545\wxheading{Return value}
1546
1547Returns \true if the key pressed was for navigation and was handled, \false
1548otherwise.
1549
1550\wxheading{See also}
1551
1552\helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate}
1553
1554
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1556
1557\func{bool}{HandleWindowEvent}{\param{wxEvent\& }{event}}
1558
1559Shorthand for \texttt{\helpref{GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler}()->\helpref{SafelyProcessEvent}{wxevthandlersafelyprocessevent}(event)}.
1560
1561
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1563
1564\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1565
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1568\wxheading{See also}
1569
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1570\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1571\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 1572\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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1573\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1574
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1576\membersection{wxWindow::HasExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowhasextrastyle}
1577
1578\constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1579
1580Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1581extra styles.
1582
1583\wxheading{See also}
1584
1585\helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1586
1587
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1588\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1589
1590\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1591
1592Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1593
1594
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1596
1597\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasFocus}{\void}
1598
1599Returns \true if the window (or in case of composite controls, its main
1600child window) has focus.
1601
1602\wxheading{See also}
1603
1604\helpref{FindFocus}{wxwindowfindfocus}
1605
1606
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1608
1609\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1610
1611This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1612multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1613\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1614\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1615and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1616the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1617
1618
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1620
1621\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1622
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1624
1625\wxheading{Parameters}
1626
1627\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1628
1629
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1631
1632\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1633
1634Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1635wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1636
1637This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1638shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1639wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1640
1641
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1643
1644\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1645
cc81d32f 1646Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1647
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1650
1651\func{virtual bool}{HideWithEffect}{\param{wxShowEffect }{effect}, \param{unsigned }{timeout = $0$}, \param{wxDirection }{dir = wxBOTTOM}}
1652
1653This function hides a window, like \helpref{Hide()}{wxwindowhide}, but using a
1654special visual effect if possible.
1655
1656The parameters of this function are the same as for
1657\helpref{ShowWithEffect()}{wxwindowshowwitheffect}, please see their
1658description there.
1659
1660\newsince{2.9.0}
1661
1662
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1664
1665\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1666
1667This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1668window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1669the font and the foreground and background colours.
1670
1671By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1672own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1674\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
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1676corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1677then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
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1679to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1680font might.
1681
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1683different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1685different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1686they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1687desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1688just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1689do inherit the parents attributes.
1690
1691
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1693
1694\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1695
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1697to the dialog via validators.
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1701
1702\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1703
1704Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1705
1706
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1708
1709\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1710
1711Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1712any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1713and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1714
1715\wxheading{See also}
1716
1717\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1718
1719
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1721
1722\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1723
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1725otherwise.
1726
1727Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1728been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1729intrinsic status of this window, use
1730\helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
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1732\wxheading{See also}
1733
1734\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1735
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1739\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1740
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1744
605d715d 1745\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
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cc81d32f 1747Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1748last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1749only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1752implements the following methods:\par
1753\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1756\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1757\end{twocollist}}}
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1761
1762\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1763
1764Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1765\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1766
1767\wxheading{See also}
1768
1769\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1770
1771
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1773
1774\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1775
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1778\wxheading{Remarks}
1779
1780Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1781
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1784
1785\func{bool}{IsScrollbarAlwaysShown}{\param{int}{ orient}}
1786
1787Return whether a scrollbar is always shown.
1788
1789\wxheading{Parameters}
1790
1791\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1792
1793\wxheading{See also}
1794
1795\helpref{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
1796
1797
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1799
1800\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1801
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1805
865a74c7 1806\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1809\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1811\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
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1813Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1814is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1815
1816\wxheading{See also}
1817
1818\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1819
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1822
1823\constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1824
1825Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1826if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1827mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1828\helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1829
1830
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1832
1833\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1834
1835Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1836dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1837window).
1838
1839
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1841
1842\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1843
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1845for this window.
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1848layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1852
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1857
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1862
1863\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1864
5bd623e1 1865Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (Z-order).
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1867\wxheading{See also}
1868
1869\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1873
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1876Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1877the user can only interact with this window.
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1879\wxheading{Parameters}
1880
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1882the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1885\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1886
eaaa6a06 1887\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1890
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1892
1893\wxheading{Parameters}
1894
1895\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1896
1897\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1898
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1900
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1902
1903Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1904wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1905as the call:
1906
1907\begin{verbatim}
60fef964 1908 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
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1910
1911\wxheading{See also}
1912
1913\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1914
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1916implements the following methods:\par
1917\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1919\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1921}
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1924\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1925
1926\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1927
1928Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1929This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1930the focus switches to this window.
1931
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1933\helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1934it after creating all the windows.
1935
1936\wxheading{Parameters}
1937
1938\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1939must not be NULL}
1940
1941
1942\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1943
1944\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1945
1946Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1947it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1948it.
1949
1950
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1952
eedc82f4 1953\func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
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1956equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1957parent window.
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1959\wxheading{Parameters}
1960
eedc82f4 1961\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
5f6cfda7 1962
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1964
1965Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1966changed.
1967
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1969
1970You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1971navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1972a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
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1974\helpref{HandleAsNavigationKey}{wxwindowhandleasnavigationkey}.
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1978
1979\func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1980
1981Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1982
1983See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1984
1985
302511a3 1986\membersection{wxWindow::NewControlId}\label{wxwindownewcontrolid}
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302511a3 1988\func{static wxWindowID}{NewControlId}{\param{int}{ count = 1}}
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1991IDs will be reserved until assigned to a \helpref{wxWindowIDRef}{windowidsoverview}
1992or unreserved with \helpref{UnreserveControlId}{wxwindowunreservecontrolid}.
1993
1994See \helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview} for more information.
1995
1996\wxheading{Parameters}
1997
1998\docparam{count}{The number of sequential IDs to reserve.}
1999
2000\wxheading{Return value}
2001
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2003specified number of identifiers couldn't be allocated.
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2005\wxheading{See also}
2006
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2008\helpref{wxIdManager}{wxidmanager}
2009\helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview}
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2011
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2013%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
2014%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
2015%%
2016%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
2017%%
2018%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
2019%%
2020%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
2021%%
2022%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2023%%
2024%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
2025%%
2026%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2027%%
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2029%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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2031%% \wxheading{See also}
2032%%
2033%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
2034%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2035%%
2036%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
2037%%
2038%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2039%%
2040%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
2041%%
2042%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2043%%
2044%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2045%% details about this class.}
2046%%
2047%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2048%%
2049%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
2050%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
2051%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2052%%
2053%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2054%% values.
2055%%
2056%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
2057%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2058%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2059%%
2060%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2061%%
2062%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2063%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2064%%
2065%% \wxheading{See also}
2066%%
2067%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2068%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2069%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2070%%
2071%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
2072%%
2073%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2074%%
2075%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
2076%% before they are processed by child windows.
2077%%
2078%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2079%%
2080%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2081%% details about this class.}
2082%%
2083%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2084%%
2085%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
2086%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
2087%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
2088%%
2089%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
2090%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
2091%%
2092%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2093%% values.
2094%%
2095%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
2096%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 2097%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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2099%%
2100%% \wxheading{See also}
2101%%
2102%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
2103%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2104%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
2105%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
2106%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2107%%
2108%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
2109%%
2110%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
2111%%
2112%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
2113%%
2114%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2115%%
2116%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
2117%%
2118%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
2119%%
2120%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2121%%
2122%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
2123%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
2124%% the control(s) in question.
2125%%
2126%% \wxheading{See also}
2127%%
2128%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
2129%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2130%%
2131%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
2132%%
2133%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
2134%%
2135%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
2136%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
2137%%
2138%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 2139%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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2141%%
2142%% \wxheading{Return value}
2143%%
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2146%% you may delete other windows.
2147%%
2148%% \wxheading{See also}
2149%%
2150%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
2151%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
2152%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
2153%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
2154%%
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2156%%
2157%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2158%%
2159%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
2160%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
2161%%
2162%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2163%%
2164%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2165%% details about this class.}
2166%%
2167%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2168%%
2169%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
2170%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
2171%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2172%%
2173%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2174%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2175%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2176%%
2177%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2178%%
2179%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2180%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2181%%
2182%% \wxheading{See also}
2183%%
2184%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2185%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2186%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2187%%
2188%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2189%%
2190%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2191%%
2192%% Called when the user has released a key.
2193%%
2194%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2195%%
2196%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2197%% details about this class.}
2198%%
2199%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2200%%
2201%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2202%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2203%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2204%%
2205%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2206%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2207%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2208%%
2209%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2210%%
2211%% \wxheading{See also}
2212%%
2213%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2214%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2215%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2216%%
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2218%%
2219%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2220%%
2221%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2222%%
2223%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2224%%
2225%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2226%%
2227%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2228%%
2229%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2230%% the validator that each control has.
2231%%
2232%% \wxheading{See also}
2233%%
2234%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2235%%
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2236%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
2237%%
2238%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2239%%
2240%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2241%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2242%% pressed.
2243%%
2244%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2245%%
2246%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2247%%
2248%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2249%%
2250%% You can choose any member function to receive
2251%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2252%% for all menu items.
2253%%
2254%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2255%% text in the first field of the status bar.
2256%%
fc2171bd 2257%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
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2259%%
2260%% \wxheading{See also}
2261%%
2262%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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2264%%
2265%%
2266%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2267%%
2268%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2269%%
2270%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2271%% mouse.
2272%%
2273%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2274%%
2275%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2276%% more details.}
2277%%
2278%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2279%%
2280%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2281%%
2282%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2283%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2284%%
2285%% \wxheading{See also}
2286%%
2287%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2288%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2289%%
2290%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2291%%
2292%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2293%%
2294%% Called when a window is moved.
2295%%
2296%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2297%%
2298%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2299%%
2300%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2301%%
2302%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2303%%
2304%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2305%%
2306%% Not currently implemented.
2307%%
2308%% \wxheading{See also}
2309%%
2310%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2311%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2312%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2313%%
2314%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2315%%
2316%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2317%%
2318%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2319%%
2320%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2321%%
2322%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2323%%
2324%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2325%%
2326%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2327%%
2328%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2329%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2330%%
2331%% For example:
2332%%
2333%% \small{%
2334%% \begin{verbatim}
2335%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2336%% {
2337%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2338%%
2339%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2340%% }
2341%% \end{verbatim}
2342%% }%
2343%%
2344%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2345%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2346%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2347%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2348%% scrolled units.
2349%%
2350%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2351%%
2352%% {\small%
2353%% \begin{verbatim}
2354%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2355%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2356%% {
2357%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2358%%
2359%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2360%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2361%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2362%%
2363%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2364%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2365%%
2366%% while (upd)
2367%% {
2368%% vX = upd.GetX();
2369%% vY = upd.GetY();
2370%% vW = upd.GetW();
2371%% vH = upd.GetH();
2372%%
2373%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2374%% // wxRect rect;
2375%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2376%%
2377%% // Repaint this rectangle
2378%% ...some code...
2379%%
2380%% upd ++ ;
2381%% }
2382%% }
2383%% \end{verbatim}
2384%% }%
2385%%
2386%% \wxheading{See also}
2387%%
2388%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2389%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2390%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2391%%
2392%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2393%%
2394%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2395%%
2396%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2397%%
2398%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2399%%
2400%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2401%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2402%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2403%%
2404%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2405%%
2406%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2407%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2408%% for horizontal events).
2409%%
2410%% \wxheading{See also}
2411%%
2412%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2413%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2414%%
2415%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2416%%
2417%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2418%%
2419%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2420%%
2421%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2422%%
2423%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2424%%
2425%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2426%%
2427%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2428%%
2429%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2430%%
2431%% \wxheading{See also}
2432%%
2433%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2434%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2435%%
2436%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2437%%
2438%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2439%%
2440%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2441%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2442%% in an event table definition.
2443%%
2444%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2445%%
2446%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2447%%
2448%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2449%%
2450%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2451%%
2452%% Note that the size passed is of
2453%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2454%% used by the application.
2455%%
2456%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2457%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2458%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2459%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2460%%
2461%% \wxheading{See also}
2462%%
2463%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2464%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2465%%
2466%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2467%%
2468%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2469%%
2470%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2471%%
2472%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2473%%
2474%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2475%%
2476%% \wxheading{See also}
2477%%
2478%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2479%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2482\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2483
2484\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2485
2486This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2487sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2488that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2489handler in a derived class.
2490
2491This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2494
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2496\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2497
2498This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2499
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2501\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2502
2503This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2504
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2506\membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2507
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2510Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2511
2512\wxheading{Parameters}
2513
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2515default value is {\tt false}.}
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2517\wxheading{See also}
2518
2519\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2520\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2521\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2522\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2523\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2524
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2526\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2527
45b8a256 2528\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
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2530\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2532Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2533window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2536cursor position is used.
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2538\wxheading{Parameters}
2539
2540\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2541
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2542\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2543
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2544\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2545
2546\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2547
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2548\wxheading{See also}
2549
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2550\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2551
2552\wxheading{Remarks}
2553
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2554Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2555is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2556not get deleted by the window.
2557
2558It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2559in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2560a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2563implements the following methods:\par
2564\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2565\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2566\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2568}
2569
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2570\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2571
2572\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2573
2574Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2575
2576\wxheading{Parameters}
2577
2578\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2579
2580\wxheading{Remarks}
2581
2582An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2583sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2584an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2585central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2586window classes.
2587
2588\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2589an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2590handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2591remove the event handler.
2592
2593\wxheading{See also}
2594
2595\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2596\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2597\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2598\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2599\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2600
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2602\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2603
2604\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2605
5bd623e1 2606Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (Z-order).
2bdd6b12 2607
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2610\wxheading{See also}
2611
2612\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2615\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2616
a67f1484 2617\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2619Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2620where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2621happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2622to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2623instead.
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2625\wxheading{Parameters}
2626
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2629
2630\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2631be treated as damaged.}
2632
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2634
2635\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2636
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2638\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2639
8cfa09bd 2640\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2642Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2644
8cfa09bd 2645This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2646as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2647\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2651
2652\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2653
2654Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2655will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2656and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2657
2658\wxheading{Parameters}
2659
2660\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2661this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2662This is a MSW specific detail.}
2663
2664\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2665or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2666
2667\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2668
2669\wxheading{Return value}
2670
2671{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2672hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2673
2674\wxheading{Remarks}
2675
2676Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2678in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2680\wxheading{See also}
2681
2682\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2683
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2685\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2686
2687\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2688
2689Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2690
2691\wxheading{See also}
2692
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2694\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2695\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2696\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a5e84126 2697\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2700\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2701
2702\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2703
2704Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2705functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2706
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2709
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2711
2712\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2713
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2717\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2718
2719Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2720not delete) it from it.
2721
2722\wxheading{Parameters}
2723
154b6b0f 2724\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2726
2727\wxheading{Return value}
2728
cc81d32f 2729Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2731handler is supposed to be there).
2732
2733\wxheading{See also}
2734
2735\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2736\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2737
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2740
2741\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2742
2743Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2744current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
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2747\wxheading{Parameters}
2748
2749\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2750
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2754\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2755
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2757
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2759
2760\wxheading{Parameters}
2761
2762\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2763
2764\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2765
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2766\docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2767
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2769implements the following methods:\par
2770\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2772\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2774}
2775
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2777\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2778
9cd6d737 2779\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2780
2781Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2782positive) or up.
2783
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2784\wxheading{Return value}
2785
cc81d32f 2786Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2788
2789\wxheading{Remarks}
2790
2791This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2792wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2793platforms).
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2794
2795\wxheading{See also}
2796
2797\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2798
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2800\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2801
9cd6d737 2802\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2803
2804Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2805positive) or up.
2806
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2807\wxheading{Return value}
2808
cc81d32f 2809Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2811
2812\wxheading{Remarks}
2813
0c131a5a 2814This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2815
2816\wxheading{See also}
2817
2818\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2821\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2822
eaaa6a06 2823\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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6453876e 2825Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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2827\wxheading{Parameters}
2828
2829\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2830
2831\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2832
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2833\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2834scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2835parameter)}
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2837\wxheading{Remarks}
2838
60fef964 2839Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2840instead of using this function directly.
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2843\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2844
2845\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2846
2847Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2848
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2851
dbd94b75 2852\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2853
2854Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2855will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2856
2857See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2858
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2861
8a293590 2862\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2864Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2865be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2866happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2867\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2868(and the classes deriving from them).
2869
2870This method is called implicitly by
2871\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2873manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2874size changes.
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2876\wxheading{Parameters}
2877
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2878\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2879called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2881\wxheading{See also}
2882
2883\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2884
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2886\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2887
e477b168 2888\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2889
2890Sets the background colour of the window.
2891
b8e7b673 2892Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2893explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2894\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2897
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2899 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2900
2901\wxheading{Remarks}
2902
2903The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2904\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2905under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2907Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2908may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2909calling this function.
2910
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2912window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2913themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2914applications on the system.
2915
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2917\wxheading{See also}
2918
2919\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2920\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2921\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2922\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2923\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2924\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2927
2928\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2929
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2931\helpref{GetBackgroundStyle()}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} for the description
2932of the possible style values.
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2933
2934\wxheading{See also}
2935
2936\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2937\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
4488a1d3 2938\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
50c53860 2939
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00ff24c8 2942\membersection{wxWindow::SetCanFocus}\label{wxwindowsetcanfocus}
fe161a26 2943
00ff24c8 2944\func{virtual void}{SetCanFocus}{\param{bool}{ canFocus}}
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2947native TAB traversal (such as GTK+ 2.0). It is called by wxWidgets'
2948container control code to give the native system a hint when
2949doing TAB traversal. A call to this does not disable or change
2950the effect of programmatically calling
2951\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}.
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2954
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2955\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2956\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2957\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2961
2962\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2963
2964Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2965
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2967\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2968
2969\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2970
2971\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2972
2973This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2974tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2975worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2976around panel items, for example.
2977
2978\wxheading{Parameters}
2979
2980\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2981
2982\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2983
2984\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2985
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2987implements the following methods:\par
2988\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2990\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2992}
2993
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2995\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2996
2997\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2998
2999Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
3000will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3001If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3002window, it will be deleted.
3003
3004\wxheading{Parameters}
3005
3006\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
3007constraints.}
3008
3009\wxheading{Remarks}
3010
3011You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 3012the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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3014sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 3016\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 3017
d9f42a9e 3018\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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3021when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
3022remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
b8e7b673 3023
b8e7b673 3024
d9f42a9e 3025\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 3026
d9f42a9e 3027\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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3030% changed
3031Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
3032children of the window implicitly.
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3035be reset back to default.
b8e7b673 3036
d9f42a9e 3037\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 3038
d9f42a9e 3039\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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3040
3041\wxheading{See also}
3042
d9f42a9e 3043\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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3044
3045
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3046\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
3047
3048\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
3049
3050Associates a drop target with this window.
3051
3052If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
3053
3054\wxheading{See also}
3055
c9f00eeb 3056\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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3057\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
3058
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3061\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
3062
3063\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
3064
3065Sets the event handler for this window.
3066
3067\wxheading{Parameters}
3068
3069\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
3070
3071\wxheading{Remarks}
3072
3073An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
3074sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
3075an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
3076central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
3077window classes.
3078
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3080since this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by
3081one event handler is handed to the next one in the chain.
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3082
3083\wxheading{See also}
3084
3085\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
3086\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3087\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3088\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
3089\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
3090
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3092\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
3093
3094\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
3095
3096Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
3097bits are:
3098
3099\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
3100\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3101\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
3102and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
3103window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 3104\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2edb0bde 3105events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
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3106for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
3107propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 3108default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 3109\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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3110\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
3111window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
3112created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 3113any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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3114\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
3115button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
3116help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
3117application window.
335c9e32 3118This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 3119these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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3120\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
3121if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
3122\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
3123even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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3124\end{twocollist}
3125
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3127\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
3128
3129\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
3130
3131This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
3132
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3133\wxheading{See also}
3134
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3136\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent},
3137\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus},
ababa106 3138\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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3141\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
3142
3143\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
3144
fc2171bd 3145This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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3146gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
3147By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
3148can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
3149
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3151\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
3152
9c575662 3153\func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
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3155Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
3156parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 3157use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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3158see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3159explanations.
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3161Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3162\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3163call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3164any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3165\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3166
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3167\wxheading{Parameters}
3168
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3170{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
a660d684 3171
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3172\wxheading{Return value}
3173
3174\true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3175\arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3176
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3177\wxheading{See also}
3178
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3179\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3180\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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3183\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3184
3185\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3186
3187Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3188
b8e7b673 3189Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 3190explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 3191\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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3194
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3196 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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3197
3198\wxheading{Remarks}
3199
3200The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3201to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3202be used at all.
3203
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3205window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3206themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3207applications on the system.
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3209\wxheading{See also}
3210
3211\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3212\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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3213\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3214\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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3218
3219\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3220
3221Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3222
3223Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3224and not in the window object itself.
3225
3226\wxheading{See also}
3227
3228\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3229
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3231\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3232
3233\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3234
3235Sets the identifier of the window.
3236
3237\wxheading{Remarks}
3238
3239Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3240an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3241on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3242
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3244
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3246\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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3251
3252\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3253
3254Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
3255components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
3256
3257
3258\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
3259
3260\func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
3261
3262A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
3263window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
3264the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
3265partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
3266size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
3267needs of the window for layout.
3268
3269Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
3270size to the passed in value (if any.)
3271
3272
3273\wxheading{See also}
3274
3275\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
3276\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
3277\helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
3278
3279
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3280\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3281
3282\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3283
3284Sets the window's label.
3285
3286\wxheading{Parameters}
3287
3288\docparam{label}{The window label.}
3289
3290\wxheading{See also}
3291
3292\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3293
3294
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3296
3297\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3298
3299Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3300that this is the maximum possible size.
3301
3302\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3303
3304\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3305
3306Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3307that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3308if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3309to its parent sizer.
3310
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3312
3313\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3314
3315Sets the window's name.
3316
3317\wxheading{Parameters}
3318
3319\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3320
3321\wxheading{See also}
3322
3323\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3324
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3327
3328\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3329
3330Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3331by the children of this window.
3332
3333\wxheading{See also}
3334
3335\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3336\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3337
3338
3339\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3340
3341\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3342
3343Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3344children of this window.
3345
3346\wxheading{See also}
3347
3348\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3349\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3350
3351
3352\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3353
3354\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3355
3356Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3357by the children of this window.
3358
3359\wxheading{See also}
3360
3361\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3362\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3363
3364
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3366
3367\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3368
3369Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3370
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3373
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3375\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
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3378Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3379
3380\wxheading{Parameters}
3381
3382\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3383
3384\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3385
3386\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3387
3388\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3389
cc81d32f 3390\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3392\wxheading{Remarks}
3393
3394Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3395The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3396
3397You would use:
3398
3399{\small%
3400\begin{verbatim}
3401 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3402\end{verbatim}
3403}
3404
3405Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3406above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3407
3408You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3409size by the character height in pixels.
3410
3411When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3412the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3413scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3414call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3415from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3417\wxheading{See also}
3418
3419\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3421\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3423\begin{comment}
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3426\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3427
cc81d32f 3428\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3429
3430Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3431
3432\wxheading{Parameters}
3433
3434\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3435
3436\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3437
cc81d32f 3438\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3439
3440\wxheading{Remarks}
3441
3442The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3443click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3444page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3445value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3446
3447In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3448the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3449document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3450will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3451disappear.
3452
3453Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3454handling of pages and ranges.
3455
3456\wxheading{See also}
3457
3458\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3460\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3462\end{comment}
3463
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3465\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3466
cc81d32f 3467\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3469Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3470
3471\wxheading{Parameters}
3472
3473\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3474
3475\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3476
cc81d32f 3477\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3479\wxheading{Remarks}
3480
3481This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3482application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3483
3484\wxheading{See also}
3485
3486\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3487\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3488\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3489\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3490
3491\begin{comment}
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3494\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3495
cc81d32f 3496\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3498Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3499
3500\wxheading{Parameters}
3501
3502\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3503
3504\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3505
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3508\wxheading{Remarks}
3509
3510The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3511object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3512would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3513total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3514and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3515
3516\wxheading{See also}
3517
3518\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3519\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3521\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3523\end{comment}
3524
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3526\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3527
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3528\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3529 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3531\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3532
fab86f26 3533Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
a660d684 3534
eaaa6a06 3535\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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3537\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3538
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3539Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3540
3541\wxheading{Parameters}
3542
60fef964 3543\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3544value should be used.}
3545
60fef964 3546\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3547value should be used.}
3548
60fef964 3549\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3550value should be used.}
3551
60fef964 3552\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3553value should be used.}
3554
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3555\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3556
3557\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3558
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3560
60fef964 3561{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3562a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3563{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3564a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3565{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3566a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
a660d684 3567{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
60fef964 3568if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
5bd623e1 3569{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (i.e. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3572already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3573this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
35742.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3575}
3576
3577\wxheading{Remarks}
3578
3579The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3580x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3581
3582The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3583Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3584by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3587be changed if it is outside of the valid range as set by
3588\helpref{SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
3589
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3590\wxheading{See also}
3591
3592\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3593
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3595implements the following methods:\par
3596\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3598\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3599\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3601}
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3604\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3605
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3607(such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3608\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3609instead.
3610
3611\wxheading{See also}
3612
9379c0d7 3613\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
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3617
cc81d32f 3618\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3620Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3621will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3622If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3623window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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324eeecb 3625Note that this function will also call
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3627parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3630
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3632the window's sizer. See below.}
3633
fab86f26 3634\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
cc81d32f 3635Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3637\wxheading{Remarks}
3638
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3641
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3644explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3645only the sizer will have effect.
3646
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3649
cc81d32f 3650\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3653\helpref{wxSizer::SetSizeHints}{wxsizersetsizehints} which sets the initial
3654window size to the size needed to accommodate all sizer elements and sets the
3655size hints which, if this window is a top level one, prevent the user from
3656resizing it to be less than this minimial size.
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3660
3661\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3662
3663This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3664to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3665code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3666obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3667One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3668defined by a user's selected theme.
3669
cc81d32f 3670Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3672
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3674\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3675
3676\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3677
3678\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3679
c9f00eeb 3680Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3681
c9f00eeb 3682See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3683 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3687
3688\func{bool}{SetTransparent}{\param{wxByte }{alpha}}
3689
3690Set the transparency of the window. If the system supports transparent windows,
3691returns \true, otherwise returns \false and the window remains fully opaque.
3692See also \helpref{CanSetTransparent}{wxwindowcansettransparent}.
3693
3694The parameter \arg{alpha} is in the range $0..255$ where $0$ corresponds to a
3695fully transparent window and $255$ to the fully opaque one. The constants
3696\texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_TRANSPARENT} and \texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_OPAQUE} can be
3697used.
3698
3699
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3701
3702\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3703
3704Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3705create a new validator of this type.
3706
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3709
3710\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3711
3712\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3713
3714Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3715
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3718
3719\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3720
324eeecb 3721\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3723
3724
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3726If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3727will be used.
3728
3729\wxheading{Parameters}
3730
3731\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3732
3733\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3734
3735\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3736
3737\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3738
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3740
3741\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3742
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3744
3745If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3746of the window outside the given bounds.
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3749\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3750
3751\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3752
3753Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3754
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3757
3758\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3759
3760Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3761after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
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3763immediately.
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b2cf617c 3765See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3767\wxheading{See also}
3768
3769\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3770
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3773
3774\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3775
3776This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3777Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
dbd94b75 3778exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
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3779enum:
3780\begin{verbatim}
3781enum wxWindowVariant
3782{
3783 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3784 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3785 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3786 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3787};
3788\end{verbatim}
3789
3790By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3791be used to change this.
3792
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3794\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3795
3796\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3797
324eeecb 3798Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3799\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3800forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3801
324eeecb 3802The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3803\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3804
3805
aeab10d0 3806\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
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cc81d32f 3808\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 3810Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3811for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3812needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3814\wxheading{Parameters}
3815
cc81d32f 3816\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3817
3818\wxheading{Return value}
3819
cc81d32f 3820{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3821done because it already was in the requested state.
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3823\wxheading{See also}
3824
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3825\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3826\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3827\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3830\membersection{wxWindow::ShowWithEffect}\label{wxwindowshowwitheffect}
3831
3832\func{virtual bool}{ShowWithEffect}{\param{wxShowEffect }{effect}, \param{unsigned }{timeout = $0$}, \param{wxDirection }{dir = wxBOTTOM}}
3833
3834This function shows a window, like \helpref{Show()}{wxwindowshow}, but using a
3835special visual effect if possible.
3836
3837Possible values for \arg{effect} are:
3838\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3839\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_ROLL}{Roll window effect}
3840\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_SLIDE}{Sliding window effect}
3841\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_BLEND}{Fade in or out effect}
3842\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_EXPAND}{Expanding or collapsing effect}
3843\end{twocollist}
3844
3845For the roll and slide effects the \arg{dir} parameter specifies the animation
3846direction: it can be one of \texttt{wxTOP}, \texttt{wxBOTTOM}, \texttt{wxLEFT}
3847or \texttt{wxRIGHT}. For the other effects, this parameter is unused.
3848
3849The \arg{timeout} parameter specifies the time of the animation, in
3850milliseconds. If the default value of $0$ is used, the default animation time
3851for the current platform is used.
3852
3853Currently this function is only implemented in wxMSW and does the same thing as
3854Show() in the other ports.
3855
3856\newsince{2.9.0}
3857
3858\wxheading{See also}
3859
3860\helpref{HideWithEffect}{wxwindowhidewitheffect}
3861
3862
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3863\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3864
3865\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3866
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3868\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3869exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3870
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3871\wxheading{See also}
3872
3873\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3874
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3876\membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3877
e23d4019 3878\func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
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3879
3880Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3881This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3882the case for default flags).
3883
3884Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3885creation.
3886
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3887\wxheading{Return value}
3888
3889Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3890switched off.
3891
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3892\wxheading{See also}
3893
3894\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3895\helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3896
3897
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3899
3900\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3901
3902Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3903{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3905If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3906the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3907
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3908\wxheading{See also}
3909
3910\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3911\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3912
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3914\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3915
3916\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3917
3918Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3919
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3920If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3921the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3922
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3924
cc81d32f 3925Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3927\wxheading{See also}
3928
3929\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3930\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3931
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3933\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3934
3935\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3936
3937Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3938
3939\wxheading{Parameters}
3940
3941\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3942
3943\wxheading{Return value}
3944
3945{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3946
3947\wxheading{Remarks}
3948
3949This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3950
3951\wxheading{See also}
3952
3953\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3954
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3956
3957\func{static void}{UnreserveControlId}{\param{wxWindowID}{ id}, \param{int}{ count = 1}}
3958
3959Unreserve an ID or range of IDs that was reserved by \helpref{NewControlId}{wxwindownewcontrolid}.
3960
3961See \helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview} for more information.
3962
3963\wxheading{Parameters}
3964
3965\docparam{id}{The starting ID of the range of IDs to unreserve.}
3966
3967\docparam{count}{The number of sequential IDs to unreserve.}
3968
3969\wxheading{See also}
3970
3971\helpref{NewControlId}{wxwindownewcontrolid}
3972\helpref{wxIdManager}{wxidmanager}
3973\helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview}
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3975\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3976
3977\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3978
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3979Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3980all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
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3981flow of control returns to the event loop.
3982Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3983nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3984a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
a67f1484 3985immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3989
c0d26c0f 3990\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3991
3992This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3993the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3994example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3995and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3996You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3997UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3998are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3999\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 4000\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 4001limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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4002
4003{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
4004
4005\begin{verbatim}
4006enum wxUpdateUI
4007{
4008 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
4009 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
4010 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
4011};
4012\end{verbatim}
4013
4014If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
4015function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
4016this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
4017to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
4018only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
4019The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
4020an idle function.
4021
4022\begin{verbatim}
4023void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
4024{
4025 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
4026 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
4027}
4028\end{verbatim}
4029
4030\wxheading{See also}
4031
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4033\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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4035
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4038
4039\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
4040
4041Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
4042
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4044the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
4045
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4047
cc81d32f 4048Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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4049
4050\wxheading{See also}
4051
4052\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 4053\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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4054\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
4055
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4057\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
4058
4059\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
4060
4061Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
4062
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4064Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
4065
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4066\wxheading{Parameters}
4067
4068\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
4069
4070\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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4072\membersection{wxWindow::WindowToClientSize}\label{wxwindowwindowtoclientsize}
4073
4074\func{virtual wxSize}{WindowToClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
4075
4076Converts window size \arg{size} to corresponding client area size. In other
4077words, the returned value is what would
4078\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} return if this window had
4079given window size. Components with $wxDefaultCoord$ value are left unchanged.
4080
4081Note that the conversion is not always exact, it assumes that non-client area
4082doesn't change and so doesn't take into account things like menu bar
4083(un)wrapping or (dis)appearance of the scrollbars.
4084
4085\wxheading{See also}
4086
4087\helpref{wxWindow::ClientToWindowSize}{wxwindowclienttowindowsize}